- Location
- Tennessee NEC:2017
- Occupation
- Semi-Retired Electrician
Two guys, two cell phones, a wiggy and NC tester. In 20 minutes you are done.
What do you use the wiggy for and what is a NC tester?
Two guys, two cell phones, a wiggy and NC tester. In 20 minutes you are done.
........ and what is a NC tester?
Non-Contact..... AKA Volt-Pen, idiot stick.....
you're probably right, I was thinking of some messes I've seen on old houses where circuits skip around, some stuff buried in the wall or abandoned but still hot, etc.That seems a little extreme. If you charged me 6 hours to label a panel, that'd be the last job you ever did for me.
What's a service change take based on your scale, 24 hrs?
yeah I noticed that75.00 service call isn't to expensive.
Its tough to make a living on 75.00 service calls.
you're probably right, I was thinking of some messes I've seen on old houses where circuits skip around, some stuff buried in the wall or abandoned but still hot, etc.
I quoted a service call at $75 yesterday (20 minute drive from shop) and the man hung up on me, maybe I am too high?
that was my first thought when he hung up on meYou probably did not want to work for this person anyway. .
you're probably right, I was thinking of some messes I've seen on old houses where circuits skip around, some stuff buried in the wall or abandoned but still hot, etc.
I quoted a service call at $75 yesterday (20 minute drive from shop) and the man hung up on me, maybe I am too high?
You probably did not want to work for this person anyway. They would rather let someone throw $300.00 of parts at something guessing what was the cause of the problem and only charging $20 an hour (or even less) instead of paying a professional that knows what they are doing what they are worth. In the end they may find that all that was really needed was a $20.00 part, and the $20/hr guy has spent 5 hours trying to figure it out. Now he is up to $400 and you would have been $95.
That seems a little extreme. If you charged me 6 hours to label a panel, that'd be the last job you ever did for me.
What's a service change take based on your scale, 24 hrs?